‘”It wasn’t one of those where we created as many chances as we did in some of the games, but we beared down on the two really good ones that we had,” said Buffalo captain Jason Pominville, who scored on a breakaway with 2:41 left in OT.’

‘”You just have to be mentally prepared anytime to get the call,” said Szczechura, who has three assists in his three games in Buffalo this season. “The way things are going right now, guys are banged up. You never know. So I just kind of take it day by day. When I get the call, I just try to be ready and help this team win.”‘

‘“We (bore) down on the two really good ones we had, and it ends up winning us the game,” Pominville said about the scoring chances. “It’s kind of weird how it goes sometimes. You create a ton of opportunities for yourself and you don’t win a game, and tonight you don’t create as much and we find a way to win. I don’t know which one we’d rather have. We’ll take the win.”’

‘Leino still seemed like he was sorry, “I’m not trying to hurt anyone and I’m not going to throw elbows at anyone. I’ve never done anything like that. I was fired up playing against my old team and to work as hard as I can and win battles and the elbow wasn’t my intention.”’